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The Addictive Brain

Taught by Professor Thad A. Polk

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

LECTURE TITLES

1. Addiction 101


2. The Psychology and
   Neuroscience of Reward


3. How Addiction Hijacks the Brain


4. Genetics—Born to Be an Addict?


5. Your Brain on Drugs


6. Why We Crave Coff ee and Cigarettes


7. Alcohol—Social Lubricant
   or Drug of Abuse?


8. The Science of Marijuana


9. Stimulants—From Cocaine to Ritalin


10. The Science of Poppies,
    Pleasure, and Pain


11. The Gambler’s Brain


12. Junk Food, Porn, Video
    Games—Addictions?

The Addictive Brain

Course no. 1668 | 12 lectures (30 minutes/lecture)

What Happens

in the Addictive Brain?

Addiction touches us all. Whether it’s a friend who can’t quit smoking,
a colleague afflicted with alcoholism, or a relative abusing prescription
drugs, we all know someone who suffers from some form of

addiction—we may even have an addiction ourselves. But what actually
happens to the brain on drugs, and why do addicts behave the way they
do? What can neuroscience tell us about addiction?

The Addictive Brain explains what happens at a neural level when
someone sips coffee, smokes a cigarette, snorts cocaine, and more.

Taught by Professor Thad A. Polk of the University of Michigan, these
twelve eye-opening lectures reveal what happens when drugs enter
the brain and the way drug molecules induce pleasure and shut down

the ability to make sound decisions. You also investigate addictive
behaviors such as gambling, binge eating, and excessive video gaming—

as well as potential treatment options. Insights into the underlying
mechanisms of addiction can help motivate people to seek treatment,
and can provide friends and loved ones with a deeper understanding.

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